Meredith's Blog: 2008

Sunday, December 28, 2008

SALE over at Tangie Baxter's store...

http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=166301

WOW! Amazing deals on AMAZING stuff! I am off to buy buy buy!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Blog Update & Christmas Card

I just the world's quickest blog makeover! So stop bugging me about updating my look! What's that saying about the cobbler's children going barefoot? But doesn't it look cute?! I used some goods from Tangie Baxter Designs... where I am a GUEST CT for the month of December! And boy did I get lucky! It's the best month EVER to be a guest over there!

AND... I even finished my Christmas card! AND... I ordered prints! AND... they'll be ready in two hours for me to pick up! Woohoo! Meredith got something DONE! I used a big ol' hodge podge o' stuff on this card. The major players here are Krystal Hartley, Amy Sumrall, Jen U, Tangie Baxter, Rachel Young & styles from Misty Cato & Corina Neilsen. And the font is Pea Olsen. Next step... mail the cards!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

ES Dollar Days are HERE!

and here is a sampling of what we have available today!

Click here to head over to the sale!

Sale through midnight tonight!

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

ES Dollar Days 12/10

Coming tomorrow...

I will have two new kits in my store for the dollar sale tomorrow... one is a solo kit Serenity Now. I am including a preview so you can see what's in the kit!

and my second new kit is a collab with Theres K. Rough N Tumble is perfect for all things boy! It was so much fun to make a boy kit!

And two of my "old" products will be marked down to $1 for tomorrow only! I would suggest popping in at the store tomorrow for some amazing deals. I have seen what's coming and I know that I will be doing some shopping myself!

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Check out the new Holiday Store at ES!

Monday, December 01, 2008

Some Pictures

Yes, I am a blog slacker, but I have been really busy lately! So here are some long awaited photos!

Ainsley refuses to wear pants now and her favorite place to sit is beside the tv INSIDE the armoire! And Hannah wants everyone to notice how beautiful her hair is when it's straight. We battle every single day whether her hair will be curly or straight that day. She prefers straight, but I refuse to blowdry and flat iron a four year old's hair!

Hannah has gotten over her anti-camera stage for the most part. She was posing as a "Stylish" girl yesterday after church. She wants everyone to notice her pretty "rojo party shoes". Yes, she thinks it is normal to mix English and Spanish in the same sentence. Thanks, Dora!

She does look cute in that little red dress! She is so grown up! And so skinny! Ignore the saggy ankles in these tights!

And this is pretty little Ainsley in her new dress! She is so cute in purple. I haven't really put it on her before. Yesterday was her first day of nursery. She screamed the entire time. I finally had to go in and get her about fifteen minutes before church was over. I could hear her from upstairs in the adult meeting! Oops!

The kids pulled out a bunch of garbage from their room while Thomas and I were trying to get the Christmas decorations up. Ainsley was so exhausted she feel asleep halfway on the ottoman! What a funny kid!

Hannah was so excited to decorate the tree! She is so cute! This is HER cat & the fiddle ornament.

Ainsley loved the tree, too! She was very deliberate about hanging ornaments. Then she would take them off, collect them in a box, rehang them and start the cycle all over again!

Hannah is so big on traditions! She wanted Daddy to help her hang the star on the tree. My poor star is cracked from the big tree fall of 2006. Gonna have to get a new one for next year.

Hannah was probably most excited about the giant musical snowglobe. That is my LEAST favorite part of Christmas. And yes, those are pretzels on the floor. Ainsley dumped out a mini bag of pretzels. Fun!

Ainsley is such a nerd! She loves to do her "cheese" smile! She wanted to help put the star up, too, so Daddy let her touch the top of the tree!

We put up bunkbeds for the girls last weekend. Ainsley decided to climb to the top of the bunkbed latter last night! Nothing is safe!

My girls are so cute! They just love to snuggle each other! Ainsley was so tired. She wouldn't nap yesterday, so Hannah laid down with her on the chair until she fell asleep. It was so adorable!

Ainsley has always hated napping in her bed. This weekend we put the highchair downstairs so she can't nap in that anymore. The poor kid is so confused! She fell asleep on the big chair wrapped up in Hannah's Christmas afghan. So sweet!

This is my living room all decorated for Christmas! Ignore the messy carpet!

This is a picture of the girls all decked out for the first day of Christmas celebrations! Hannah is wearing a light-up Rudolph shirt with a jean skirt and snowflake leggings. Ainsley is wearing a red sweater with a jean skirt and the same leggings. And of course, Ainsley is doing her cheese smile!

Okay, I am going to go clean my house now and do some more laundry!
Merry Christmas everyone!

I'M A DESIGNER AT ELEMENTAL SCRAPS!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo! I got accepted to sell at Elemental Scraps!!!!!!! I am so excited I am doing my happy dance! :) To celebrate the grand re-opening at Elemental Scraps, everything is 40% off!!!! And that includes my brand new exclusive to ES kit Candy Cane Lane and the coordinating QuickPages! Grab them while they are on sale! On Thursday they go back up to full price!
I also stocked my store with all of my Christmas cards, QuickPages and Printables. So hop on over there and check out my store!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

New products for this week!

My store is 40% off from NOW through Saturday night! I have QuickPages for $0.89 each and cards for only $1.49 each! I have several brand new products in my store to help you get ready for Christmas... and one to help chase away those winter blues!

The first set is features Krystal Hartley's Feelin' Frosty Kit at FunkyPlaygroundDesigns
You can purchase the bundled QuickPages for added savings OR you can purchase individual pages! I also have a Greetings set with a card and a gift box! This would make the perfect little box for a gift of Snowman Soup!

Purchase QP Bundle Here
Purchase QP1 Here
Purchase QP2 Here
Purchase QP3 Here

Purchase Greetings Set Here

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The next set of products feature Krystal Hartley's Angels Among Us kit at FaithSisters
The QuickPages are available in a bundled format for added savings or pages can be purchased separately. I also have a gift box available and 2 different card sets!

Purchase QuickPage Bundle Here
Purchase QP1 Here
Purchase QP2 Here
Purchase QP3 Here
Purchase QP4 Here

Purchase Gift Box Here

Purchase Card #1 here

Purchase Card #2 here
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And last but certainly not least... as promised, the QuickPage that is bright enough to chase away all of your winter blues! I just love Amy's bright colors!

This QuickPage features Amy Sumrall's Kooky Kritters kit at TheDigiChick

Purchase QuickPage here

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Look what my "Guest CT" did for me!

I sent a kit as a prize to one of the cute kids who scrapbooks at RAKScraps and she made me a layout!!!! It's so cute! And she is only SIX! Thanks so much, Kaisa!

Kaisa used my Bringin' Back Summer kit available at FaithSisters and at my new store at 3Scrapateers. Kaisa picked this kit because she liked the bugs and they reminded her of her fourth birthday party! Click on Kaisa's layout above to leave her some love at RAKScraps! Thanks, Kaisa! I love the layout and I am so glad you like your kit! Keep scrapbooking! :)

How many of me are there?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are

1
or fewer people with my name in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

Thank goodness! I don't think the world could handle more than one of me!

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Scrapbook Page with Eva's new kit!

These pictures are from our drama-filled trip to IKEA last weekend!
supply list:
Vivacity by Eva Kipler and Creative Confusion at SweetShoppeDesigns

blech!

More sickies in my house! I have a huge presentation at school tomorrow night and I can't get ready for it because my life is too chaotic. I actually have it done, but I wanted to go back and polish it up a bit and make it more pretty. I was planning to bake some cupcakes to take in, too, but that's not gonna happen now. Ains went to bed about 8pm and then woke up at 11 puking. So, instead of bedtime for Mommy it was more laundry, bathtime for Ainsley, disinfecting and scrubbing her bed and the bathroom and bathtub after her bath. She is 18 months old and it's a really hard age for her to be sick. She is old enough to know that she doesn't like throwing up, but not old enough to recognize it far enough ahead of time. And she does NOT like hanging her head over the trashcan or the toilet. I am really worried about her getting dehydrated. She has thrown up 10 times in the last hour and a half. Not exaggerating. Poor little baby is sitting on the nasty old Dora couch (I just washed it over the weekend) watching Noggin. She is just laying there. Thomas isn't feeling well either. I am just waiting to get this nastiness right before we leave for Florida (I mean Chicago)! We are all going to get flu shots/mists in a week... or do we have to wait two weeks? Either way, we are all getting them. I cannot handle another winter like last year. I just hope that what Ainsley has is the same thing that Hannah had so that she doesn't get it again. Yuck. Anyway... that's my life in a nutshell lately! School, attempting to scrapbook and taking care of sick people. Fun!

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

New layout with Krystal Hartley's designs

these pictures are from the other day, after the zoo, when we got locked out of our house! the girls loved being locked out. they rode bikes and played at the park until daddy got home from work! it was only an hour so it was good for us! ainsley loves sitting on hannah's tricycle and pretending to ride. and when hannah was trying to ride, ainsley kept climbing on the back! it was so funny! we had a good time!

supply list:
9 to 5 by Krystal Hartley & Corina Neilson at FPD

Monday, November 03, 2008

Zoo Pictures

These are our zoo pics from last week! We had a great time with everyone!

Halloween Pictures

Friday, October 31, 2008

Digital Scrapbook Day & a new QuickPage

This QuickPage was created using the FaithSisters Winter Wonderland Collab Kit, coming soon to FaithSisters!
You can purchase the QuickPage here!

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This weekend, in celebration of Digital Scrapbook Day, my entire store will be 30% off! Compared to most other stores, my prices are pretty low to begin with! So be sure to check out my sale. AND to make it even more exciting, look through the products in my store to find a coupon hidden for an additional 20% off through November 5th. You MAY want to take a close look at the DSD Treasure Hunt Freebie. Yes, I did say freebie. There is a HUGE treasure hunt going on today & tomorrow and I am one of the many stops! As soon as I get a link for you to start the treasure hunt, I'll post it here!
This is my contribution...

This will most likely become a full kit soon. Hannah helped me with the color combinations!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Happy Halloween!

My blog is all decorated for Halloween! I am a bit slow this year! I just barely finished decorating my house last night. Hannah helped me put up some orange lights and some pumpkin lights in the family room. This should be a fun but busy week! I'm sure I'll get lots of photos of my little Tinkerbell and my little skunk... you can decide which one is which! :)

Saturday, October 25, 2008

New layout

folks, we are sad/happy to report that the super silver car is no more. we are officially a one car family. if you can read the journaling on this layout, then you will know why! :)

supply list...
chrome alpha by juno

Products by Libby Weifenbach at SSD
drive fast, turn left
black glitter alpha: ghouls just wanna have fun
silver glitter alpha: east coast girls